Meanings
cold welding1
- uncountableA phenomenon where in a vacuum, two clean oxide-less uncoated metal surfaces will fuse, weld, or merge together when they come into contact with each other, without any other action required (without fusion heating).
Synonyms: contact welding
cold welding2
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cold weld
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA phenomenon where in a vacuum, two clean oxide-less uncoated metal surfaces will fuse, weld, or merge together when they come into contact with each other, without any other action required (without fusion heating).
Origin
cold welding · noun
From cold + welding. From being a form of welding not requiring adding heat.
Full word history & related roots →cold welding · verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kylmähitsaus
- kylmähitsaustype of welding
Cite this entry
cold welding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20welding
“cold welding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20welding. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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